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Senate advances measure to delay criminal-conviction questions until interview for some public-employer applicants
Summary
Senate debate and passage of a bill amendment that prevents public employers from requiring applicants to disclose past criminal convictions on initial application forms in many positions; sponsors said the change helps applicants 'get in the door' and cited out-of-state case studies.
The Senate debated and passed an amendment and motion on a bill that prohibits many public employers from asking applicants to disclose past criminal convictions on the initial written application, while preserving the employer's ability to ask during an interview.
The sponsor (unnamed in the floor transcript segments) explained the change was intended to let…
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